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The fifth star in Cygnus above magnitude 3 is Aljanah, [23] designated ε Cygni. It is an orange-hued giant star of magnitude 2.5, 72 light-years from Earth. [25] [26] There are several other dimmer double and binary stars in Cygnus. μ Cygni is a binary star with an optical tertiary component. The binary system has a period of 790 years and is ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation of Cygnus, sorted by decreasing apparent magnitude. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. Sp. class
Deneb (/ ˈ d ɛ n ɛ b /) is a first-magnitude blue supergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus. Deneb is one of the vertices of the asterism known as the Summer Triangle and the "head" of the Northern Cross. It is the brightest star in Cygnus and the 19th brightest star in the night sky, with an average apparent magnitude of +1.25.
Albireo is the star in the head of the constellation of Cygnus (bottom). β Cygni (Latinised to Beta Cygni) is the system's Bayer designation. The brighter of the two components is designated β¹ Cygni or Beta Cygni A and the fainter β² Cygni or Beta Cygni B. The origin of the star system's traditional name Albireo is unclear.
KIC 9832227 is a contact binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, located about 2,060 light-years away. It is also identified as an eclipsing binary with an orbital period of almost 11 hours.
61 Cygni / ˈ s ɪ ɡ n i / is a binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a pair of K-type dwarf stars that orbit each other in a period of about 659 years. Of apparent magnitude 5.20 and 6.05, respectively, they can be seen with binoculars in city skies or with the naked eye in rural areas without light pollution.
Gamma Cygni (γ Cygni, abbreviated Gamma Cyg, γ Cyg), officially named Sadr / ˈ s æ d ər /, [11] [12] is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars called the Northern Cross.
Epsilon Cygni (ε Cygni, abbreviated Epsilon Cyg, ε Cyg) is binary star in the constellation of Cygnus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.48, it is readily visible to the naked eye at night, and is the third-brightest star in the constellation. Based upon parallax measurement, Epsilon Cygni is about 73 light-years distant.